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Adriano do Couto
@adrianodocouto.bsky.social
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ABOLISH BILLIONAIRES!!!
Illustrator - Fantasy Artist 🇧🇷 🇬🇧
Musician / coffee nerd
No A/I
#FantasyArt #Illustration
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Quote something random from your phone
A parrot wearing a wig
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

"The Hampire"
A painting of a vampire boar dressed in the manner of 18th century lords in the style of 18th century portraiture.
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Hello #PortfolioDay!

Yadda yadda, here's the same stuff I posted the last few times. 🙃😪
Oil painting of a girl over a blue background showing the sky and a big moon. Painting of a girl knight carrying a sword walking down a flowery hill with a gigantic arctic fox walking behind her. The MTG angel Aurelia flying over the battlements in Ravnica. A painting of a girl with a mohawk over a background with a big moon.
October 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I haven't really been making much new stuff so here's an old study.
A painting of Brad Dourif as Grima Wormtongue in the Lord of the Rings movie.
October 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Oi #BRartDay!

Gosto de fantasia e de realismo mas também gosto de outras coisas. É isso.
A painting of a she-elf in armor over a background of an army of undead. She's holding a magic ball with green glowing magic. Painting of a girl knight carrying a sword walking down a flowery hill with a gigantic arctic fox walking behind her. The MTG angel Aurelia flying over the battlements in Ravnica. A painting of a girl with a mohawk over a background with a big moon.
September 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Yeah, I found a picture of it. Not sure where the original is. This took me quite a few sessions to finish, going back and forth with several thin layers to correct the values and everything.
Oil painting copy of Bouguereau's "Gabrielle Cot".
September 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I'm quite proud of this study of Bouguereau's "Gabrielle Cot".
Digital study of Bouguereau's "Gabrielle Cot".
September 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Oil study from a "while" ago. Reference by the legend Howard Lyon.
Oil painting of a bust of a woman in a three quarter pose wearing a weath of flowers and a white dress over a light pink background.
September 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Dusting off the old tablet. Hadn't drawn a single thing in 6 months.
Digital painting of a girl sitting at a chair wearing a red velvel dress.
September 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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May 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Hello #PortfolioDay.

I'm a fantasy illustrator looking to work on card games and book covers. I do mostly digital, but I can also do traditional in a variety of media.
The MTG angel Aurelia flying over the battlements in Ravnica. Painting of a girl knight carrying a sword walking down a flowery hill with a gigantic arctic fox walking behind her. A painting of a she-elf in armor over a background of an army of undead. She's holding a magic ball with green glowing magic. A painting of a girl with a mohawk over a background with a big moon.
April 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Quote with your #portraits !

#Art #Painting
Portrait of a man wearing a 18th century naval uniform. A painting of Brad Dourif as Grima Wormtongue in the Lord of the Rings movie. An oil portrait sketch of Albert Camus. A painting of a woman with a crown of roses in profile.
April 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Another iteration of this MTG fanart.

#Illustration #FantasyArt
The MTG angel Aurelia flying over the battlements of Ravnica.
March 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Congrats on a much deserved 10k!

#FantasyArt #Illustration
Painting of a girl knight carrying a sword walking down a flowery hill with a gigantic arctic fox walking behind her. A painting of a girl with a mohawk over a background with a big moon. Stylized painting of a snowy landscape with a mountain ridge at the back. There are foot steps on the snow, and a dragon sitting atop one of the mountain peaks. Painting of a white kitty's head.
February 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Different browser.
February 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Let's try a single image.
February 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Wow, I've been so absent from social media that people may assume I just died. That's only a slight exaggeration. I've been working hard on stuff that's not ready for public consumption yet. Meanwhile here's a study I did a while ago.

#art #FantasyArt #Illustration
Painting of an elf over a green background. A close up of the previus image.
February 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.” ― Ira Glass
February 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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2024 wasn't a very productive year for me, but I quite liked this piece.

#Art #FantasyArt #Illustration
Painting of a girl knight carrying a sword walking down a flowery hill with a gigantic arctic fox walking behind her. Detail of the previous image
January 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Hello #PortfolioDay.
It's been a while since I've done one of these.
I'm a fantasy illustrator looking to work on card games and book covers. I do mostly digital, but I can also do traditional in a variety of media.
Painting of a girl knight carrying a sword walking down a flowery hill with a gigantic arctic fox walking behind her. A painting of a girl with a mohawk over a background with a big moon. Oil painting of a girl over a blue background showing the sky and a big moon. A painting of a she-elf in armor over a background of an army of undead. She's holding a magic ball with green glowing magic.
January 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Work on my "new" portfolio is going really slowly so here's something really old that some of you may not have seen yet.
A painting of a she-elf in armor over a background of an army of undead. She's holding a magic ball with green glowing magic.
January 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Mr. Chonk

#Art #DigitalPainting
A stylized painting of a chonky cat.
January 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Here's a tip: if you have trouble opening jars this thing works a treat.

I take foolish pride on being able to open any jar with my bare hands, but even I found that this comes in VERY handy sometimes.
A photo of a jar opener.
January 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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I reworked this a bit so here's the (current) final version.

#Art #Illustration #FantasyArt #UrbanFantasy
A painting of a girl with a mohawk over a background with a big moon.
January 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Moving from November to December, this is basically it. All I did this year that I'm not too embarassed to share.

Here's hoping for a better more productive 2025, and I wish you all the same.

#Art #Illustration #DigitalPainting #FantasyArt
Painting of a girl knight carrying a sword walking down a flowery hill with a gigantic arctic fox walking behind her. A painting of a huge dragon burning up a field. In the foreground there's a horse rider with a sword in hand. A painting of a girl with a mohawk over a background with a big moon. Stylized painting of a kitty cat.
December 31, 2024 at 2:10 PM